tanta

See also: tantã and t'anta

Asturian

Adjective

tanta

1. feminine singular of tantu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈtan.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈtan.ta/

Adjective

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tant

Icelandic

Etymology

From Danish tante, from French tante, from Latin amita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰan̥ta/
• Rhymes: -an̥ta

Noun

tanta f (genitive singular töntu, nominative plural töntur)

1. (informal) aunt

Usage notes

This word is not very commonly used, and then only informally, even jocularly. Normally, the more general word frænka, referring to either an aunt (or great-aunt, etc.) or female cousin, or the more specific words föðursystir (“paternal aunt”) and móðursystir (“maternal aunt”), are used.

Declension

declension of tanta

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tanta	tantan	töntur	tönturnar
accusative	töntu	töntuna	töntur	tönturnar
dative	töntu	töntunni	töntum	töntunum
genitive	töntu	töntunnar	tanta	tantanna

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtan.ta/
• Rhymes: -anta
• Syllabification: tàn‧ta

Determiner

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tanto

Pronoun

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tanto

Adverb

tanta

1. (informal) feminine singular of tanto

Usage notes

• In popular usage, adverbial tanto is allowed to agree with a following adjective, e.g. tante poche (“so few”), tanta lunga (“so long”).

Anagrams

• Natta, natta

Latin

Adjective

tanta

1. inflection of tantus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

tantā

1. ablative feminine singular of tantus

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• tanten

Noun

tanta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of tante

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tanta f (definite singular tanta, indefinite plural tanter or tantor, definite plural tantene or tantone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of tante
2. definite singular of tante

Occitan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French tante.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tanta f (plural tantas)

1. aunt

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch tante.

Noun

tanta

1. aunt

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ̃.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: tan‧ta
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɐ

Determiner

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tanto

Pronoun

tanta f sg

1. feminine singular of tanto

Quechua

Adverb

tanta

1. together, adjacent

Noun

tanta

1. meeting, gathering

Usage notes

Not to be confused with thanta, t'anta.

Declension

declension of tanta

	singular	plural
nominative	tanta	tantakuna
accusative	tantata	tantakunata
dative	tantaman	tantakunaman
genitive	tantap	tantakunap
locative	tantapi	tantakunapi
terminative	tantakama	tantakunakama
ablative	tantamanta	tantakunamanta
instrumental	tantawan	tantakunawan
comitative	tantantin	tantakunantin
abessive	tantannaq	tantakunannaq
comparative	tantahina	tantakunahina
causative	tantarayku	tantakunarayku
benefactive	tantapaq	tantakunapaq
associative	tantapura	tantakunapura
distributive	tantanka	tantakunanka
exclusive	tantalla	tantakunalla

possessive forms of tanta

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	tantay	tantaykuna
accusative	tantayta	tantaykunata
dative	tantayman	tantaykunaman
genitive	tantaypa	tantaykunap
locative	tantaypi	tantaykunapi
terminative	tantaykama	tantaykunakama
ablative	tantaymanta	tantaykunamanta
instrumental	tantaywan	tantaykunawan
comitative	tantaynintin	tantaykunantin
abessive	tantayninnaq	tantaykunannaq
comparative	tantayhina	tantaykunahina
causative	tantayrayku	tantaykunarayku
benefactive	tantaypaq	tantaykunapaq
associative	tantaypura	tantaykunapura
distributive	tantayninka	tantaykunanka
exclusive	tantaylla	tantaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	tantayki	tantaykikuna
accusative	tantaykita	tantaykikunata
dative	tantaykiman	tantaykikunaman
genitive	tantaykipa	tantaykikunap
locative	tantaykipi	tantaykikunapi
terminative	tantaykikama	tantaykikunakama
ablative	tantaykimanta	tantaykikunamanta
instrumental	tantaykiwan	tantaykikunawan
comitative	tantaykintin	tantaykikunantin
abessive	tantaykinnaq	tantaykikunannaq
comparative	tantaykihina	tantaykikunahina
causative	tantaykirayku	tantaykikunarayku
benefactive	tantaykipaq	tantaykikunapaq
associative	tantaykipura	tantaykikunapura
distributive	tantaykinka	tantaykikunanka
exclusive	tantaykilla	tantaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	tantan	tantankuna
accusative	tantanta	tantankunata
dative	tantanman	tantankunaman
genitive	tantanpa	tantankunap
locative	tantanpi	tantankunapi
terminative	tantankama	tantankunakama
ablative	tantanmanta	tantankunamanta
instrumental	tantanwan	tantankunawan
comitative	tantanintin	tantankunantin
abessive	tantanninnaq	tantankunannaq
comparative	tantanhina	tantankunahina
causative	tantanrayku	tantankunarayku
benefactive	tantanpaq	tantankunapaq
associative	tantanpura	tantankunapura
distributive	tantaninka	tantankunanka
exclusive	tantanlla	tantankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	tantanchik	tantanchikkuna
accusative	tantanchikta	tantanchikkunata
dative	tantanchikman	tantanchikkunaman
genitive	tantanchikpa	tantanchikkunap
locative	tantanchikpi	tantanchikkunapi
terminative	tantanchikkama	tantanchikkunakama
ablative	tantanchikmanta	tantanchikkunamanta
instrumental	tantanchikwan	tantanchikkunawan
comitative	tantanchiknintin	tantanchikkunantin
abessive	tantanchikninnaq	tantanchikkunannaq
comparative	tantanchikhina	tantanchikkunahina
causative	tantanchikrayku	tantanchikkunarayku
benefactive	tantanchikpaq	tantanchikkunapaq
associative	tantanchikpura	tantanchikkunapura
distributive	tantanchikninka	tantanchikkunanka
exclusive	tantanchiklla	tantanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	tantayku	tantaykukuna
accusative	tantaykuta	tantaykukunata
dative	tantaykuman	tantaykukunaman
genitive	tantaykupa	tantaykukunap
locative	tantaykupi	tantaykukunapi
terminative	tantaykukama	tantaykukunakama
ablative	tantaykumanta	tantaykukunamanta
instrumental	tantaykuwan	tantaykukunawan
comitative	tantaykuntin	tantaykukunantin
abessive	tantaykunnaq	tantaykukunannaq
comparative	tantaykuhina	tantaykukunahina
causative	tantaykurayku	tantaykukunarayku
benefactive	tantaykupaq	tantaykukunapaq
associative	tantaykupura	tantaykukunapura
distributive	tantaykunka	tantaykukunanka
exclusive	tantaykulla	tantaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	tantaykichik	tantaykichikkuna
accusative	tantaykichikta	tantaykichikkunata
dative	tantaykichikman	tantaykichikkunaman
genitive	tantaykichikpa	tantaykichikkunap
locative	tantaykichikpi	tantaykichikkunapi
terminative	tantaykichikkama	tantaykichikkunakama
ablative	tantaykichikmanta	tantaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	tantaykichikwan	tantaykichikkunawan
comitative	tantaykichiknintin	tantaykichikkunantin
abessive	tantaykichikninnaq	tantaykichikkunannaq
comparative	tantaykichikhina	tantaykichikkunahina
causative	tantaykichikrayku	tantaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	tantaykichikpaq	tantaykichikkunapaq
associative	tantaykichikpura	tantaykichikkunapura
distributive	tantaykichikninka	tantaykichikkunanka
exclusive	tantaykichiklla	tantaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	tantanku	tantankukuna
accusative	tantankuta	tantankukunata
dative	tantankuman	tantankukunaman
genitive	tantankupa	tantankukunap
locative	tantankupi	tantankukunapi
terminative	tantankukama	tantankukunakama
ablative	tantankumanta	tantankukunamanta
instrumental	tantankuwan	tantankukunawan
comitative	tantankuntin	tantankukunantin
abessive	tantankunnaq	tantankukunannaq
comparative	tantankuhina	tantankukunahina
causative	tantankurayku	tantankukunarayku
benefactive	tantankupaq	tantankukunapaq
associative	tantankupura	tantankukunapura
distributive	tantankunka	tantankukunanka
exclusive	tantankulla	tantankukunalla

See also

• tantay
• khuska

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanta/ [ˈt̪ãn̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -anta
• Syllabification: tan‧ta

Determiner

tanta

1. feminine singular of tanto

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch tante. Cf. Aukan tanto.

Noun

tanta

1. aunt

Coordinate terms

• omu